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Johnson v. U.S., No. 13-7120 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2551) (June 26, 2015) (Justice Scalia)

Loaded on June 29, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists June 29, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness and Over-Breadth.

This is a watershed criminal law decision that (a) strikes down as unconstitutionally vague a critical and frequently used mandatory minimum sentencing provision of the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 (“ACCA”); (b) opens up the possibility of appeals by some 7,000 Federal defendants who are currently serving ACCA-enhanced sentences; ...

 

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  1. Johnson v. U.S., No. 13-7120 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2551) (June 26, 2015) (Justice Scalia)
  2. Brumfield v. Cain, No. 13-1433 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2269) (June 18, 2015) (Justice Sotomayor)
  3. Ohio v. Clark, No. 13-1352 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2173) (June 18, 2015) (Justice Alito)
  4. City of Los Angeles v. Patel, No. 13-1175 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2443) (June 22, 2015) (Justice Sotomayor)
  5. Whitfield v. U.S., No. 13-9026 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 785) (January 13, 2015) (Justice Scalia)
  6. Kingsley v. Hendrickson, No. 14-6368 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2466) (June 22, 2015) (Justice Breyer)
  7. Jennings v. Stephens, No. 13-7211 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 793) (January 14, 2015) (Justice Scalia)
  8. McFadden v. U.S., No. 14-378 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2298) (June 18, 2015) (Justice Thomas)

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